Tag Archives: contemplation

The path to wisdom

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

A certain level of inner silence is necessary, for you cannot grow wise by listening only to yourself © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged attentiveness, contemplation, female, listening, meditation, receptivity, silence | Leave a comment

Another reason to leave space in your soul

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Joy expands to fit the size of its container © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged container, contemplation, joy, meditation, soul, space, spaciousness, transcendence | Leave a comment

Dreams of God

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Beg to know the dreams of God beg to be emptied of your own © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged beg, contemplation, dreams, emptiness, holding, meditation, prayer, vessel, vision | Leave a comment

Silence, says the soul –

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Silence, says the soul: stop the noise stop the stopping until all is stopped © Meisaan Chan

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On focus

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

It will be tempting to look away but focus is what focus is, unapologetically © Meisaan Chan

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Social media

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

How often you check for nothing! Be a samurai with your mind! © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged busyness, Click save draft, contemplation, focus, meditation, samurai, Social media, technology | Leave a comment

Meditation – what happens

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

When you focus on me an inner doorway opens © Meisaan Chan

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The small moment

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged break, contemplation, distraction, focus, help, help me, meditation, moment | Leave a comment

Flower petals

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I scatter them wherever you go and sometimes you tread without noticing, but if you look at the bottom of your feet, you will see that I scatter them wherever you go © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged contemplation, flowers, help, help me, invisible, love, meditation, presence, tenderness, unseen, vision | Leave a comment

Practicing focus is the practice of sacrifice

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

To sacrifice the moment’s gratification for something bigger is a practice that strengthens the soul a type of burning, brandishing fire © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged anchor, Buddhism, contemplation, emptiness, meditation, nothing, purification, sacrifice, solidity | Leave a comment